Well all i can say is you can tell this guy used to work for Microsoft. And it makes you wonder if ea was behind the original drm plans for xbone? All i got from that preaching mr more just did is how can we squeeze more money out of our consumers. At any rate ea want to be very careful. Most of that was pr bullcrap that i except to hear from someone like don matric. Keep messing with the formula ea and your gonna loose them core gamers you've worked so hard to get in the 1st place. This guy used to work for Microsoft now hes head of ea now we know why xbone had more ea exclusive 😉

We are afraid of industry growth if EA has anything to do with it. Microtransactions and releasing broken games does nothing to grow the industry.

If gamers didn't like DLC, F2P, gaming as a service, annualized milked-dry franchises, they'd be sales flops.

really there's a vocal minority of core gamers that complain about everything, but don't really represent most gamers.

"Different consumers come in. They've got different expectations. And we can either ignore them or embrace them, and at EA, we've chosen to embrace them."

Do you really think you are fooling anyone? This has nothing to do with a "change" in consumers. This is about your "need" to control everything a consumer does.

I know I can never speak for everyone, but my personal beef is not to do with younger or older people getting into gaming, the more the merrier. My beef is with you seeing more people jump in and getting dollar signs in your eyes.

This path WILL come to bite EA on a continuous basis for as long as they push it.

I can see EA going the same way as THQ and realizing their mistakes when they are too deep in the pit. This is why Dead Space 3 flopped. People said no to your tactics. People will continue to say no no matter how much you try Peter. This is reality. Deal with it.

I am uncomfortable with it. I've seen things become the 'norm' in this industry that shouldn't have. It's getting to a point that if things change too much I'd rather the industry burn and start over than continue along the path it's on.

No, I'm just uncomfortable with YOUR growth in the industry.

I don't like it when people in these positions start criticising the industry. In short they want to disrupt everything so they can make more money. EA recycle and ruin many franchises. They have taken battlefield apart, rushed ME3, binned that Space game, and throw out recycled sports titles with a poor online service. In short, they know Destiny is going to be the next big thing, and Titanfall isn't. How dare anyone out do them ?

Need gamers at the helm of a gaming company and not cash puppets who only understand greed.

The only thing we are uncomfortable with, is _where_ it is growing. Data says there's still room for core audiences to grow. The problem is that gaming is getting diversified into too many platforms and devices (easy money being the main motivation), so it's hard for particular (i.e. casual) audiences to find certain (i.e. hardcore) experiences in the device and platform jungle.

It's also challenging for an engineer to focus on innovation and creativity when the building blocks are different on each platform.

Rather than insulting core gamers , he should think about getting basic EA game services in order. Fifa 14 has he worst servers ( just for transfer etc I haven't played online) of any game I've played in years. I think gamers care more for that.
We will buy good games, regardless of delivery method or cost , to a degree.
EA just get too much wrong and fail with basic stuff other companies get right.
They actually make some good games too.

no, core gamers have a looong memory, we don't like greedy liars and deceivers, we don't like control freaks, that's where the industry is headed and we know it, WE DONT LIKE THAT ....clear enough?